2016-17
2017 Indoors & Outdoors: Redshirt season after transferring from Liberty … competed at three meets unattached, running 4:39.95* in the mile at the Cherry & Silver Invitational and 8:59.84* in the 3000 at the Don Kirby Invitational.
2016 XC: Redshirt season after transferring from Liberty
LIBERTY
2016 Indoors: Ran at three meets, including the NCAA Championships … kicked off her season at the Husky Classic, running 15:47.89 to place fourth overall … won the mile and 3000 at the Big South Championships, clocking in at 4:50.82 and 9:32.67, respectively … finished ninth in the 5000 at the NCAA Championships, running 16:07.18
2016 Outdoors: Competed at four meets, advancing to the finals of the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon … opened her season at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing ninth in the 5000 with a time of 15:48.63 … won the Big South title in the 10,000 at the Big South Championships, running 37:32.96 … advanced through the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 5000, running 16:12.71 to place fourth … captured fourth place and All-American honors in the 5000 at the NCAA Championships, running 16:02.91
2015 Indoors: Saw action at five meets … opened at the Hokie Invitational, running 9:44.26 in the 3000 to place fourth … won the 5000 (16:28.29) and took second in the 3000 (9:45.57) at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup … placed second in the mile at the Samford Invitational (4;54.15) … won the 3000 at the Big South Championships with a time of 9:52.27, while also placing third in the mile (4:55.67) … took third in the 5000 (16:39.30) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships.
2015 Outdoors: Competed at six meets, including the opening round of the NCAA Championships … made her season debut at the Raleigh Relays, running 34:38.75 in the 10,000 to place sixth …clocked a runner-up time of 16:49.00 in the 5000 at the Duke Invitational … took second in the 1500 at the Radford Highlander Invitational, running 4:33.85 … posted a season best in the 5000 at the Jesse Owens Classic, running 16:34.74 to place fifth … second-place finisher in the 5000 and 10,000 at the Big South Championships, running 17:01.12 and 35:10.16, respectively … advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary Round, placing 32nd in the 10,000 (35:45.87).
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Graduated from Biwott Ng’Elel Tarit Secondary School
PERSONAL
Daughter of Kipsang and Pauline Kurgat … Birthday is June 15